This week’s featured Actions
In advance of this September’s launch, here are some sample solutions
from the business, faith, health care, government, and civic sectors.
Stay tuned for more actions and more sectors in the coming weeks!
Work on the streets to build partnerships to reduce and prevent violence
Work with others in your community to build an unremitting, non-violent, community-led approach to violence interruption.
Join or help establish a babysitting cooperative
Join an existing babysitting co-op or connect with parents in your community to start one.
Advise sector leaders on efficient safety net services
Share your experience and/or the experience of others who have experienced scarcity with leaders from different sectors.
Set up a utility assistance program
Use your connections and resources to ensure families do not lose their homes or are not forced to live without heat, light, or gas.
Adopt a Housing First approach
Build partnerships across sectors to support the obtaining and retaining of housing for individuals and families as they start to rise out of poverty.
Provide tech devices to students
Offer tech devices to local schools to support student success.